Alrighty, things are starting to get serious!! I went out and bought my very first bottle of Raspberry Leaf Tablets - mind you, only a small bottle due to lack of funds
It says on the bottle to start taking them any time in the third trimester. I thought tomorrow would be a good day to start, I am just at 31wks. Would tomorrow be OK to start? I have read that most people start after 32 weeks.
On the bottle it also says take 3 tablets 4 to 5 times a day with meals. I would think that this would be a bit too much??!! So just wondering how many did you start off with and when did you increase it?
Also, what does the raspberry leaf tea taste like? I am not too sure about that. Maybe I will try it when I finish work cause I am not game enough to drink it at work cause I can just see the questions as to why I am drinking raspberry tea - oh its great for preparing the uterus for labour!! LOL yeh, the guys at work would love to know that.
Oh one other thing, this weekend I will probably buy a bottle of EPO. When is it best to start that? 36wks??
I started EPO about 34 weeks. I cant remember when i started Raspberry leaf tablets. I suppose if it says to take in 3 rd trimester youre at that time so I dont see an issue with starting now, but thats my opinion from my very limited knowlegde on the topic. Mine said to take 2 tabs 3 times a day with food. I used 3 tabs instead of two. This is the Blackmores brand so I guess some of the other brands are differnt. I didnt try the tea. I didnt think the tablets were that bad so I assume they could be similar to the tea? You dont really need to tell the work people what its for. I;m sure you could get away with telling them youre drinking it because you like it lol.
Third trimester is from 27 weeks, so go for it!
They taste foul, so just take one at a time in case you have trouble swallowing it and wash it down with lots of water!
Got my bottle of Raspberry Leaf Tablets!!
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